Mendelssohn: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1
Quatuor Van Kuijk
[ Alpha Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 28 October 2022
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The Quatuor Van Kuijk celebrates the tenth anniversary of its creation and its sixth recording for Alpha with a complete set of Mendelssohn's quartets, of which this is the first volume: it opens with the Quartet op.13, composed in 1827, when he was only eighteen years old. 'A trial run? No, a masterstroke! In every movement of this first quartet, we are constantly aware that the sense of urgency is the blood that runs through its veins. Never before have we heard such tension maintained over an entire quartet', writes Stéphane Goldet in the album's booklet notes.
Tracks:
String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 13: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 13: II. Adagio non lento
String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 13: III. Intermezzo (Allegretto con moto - Allegro di molto)
String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 13: IV. Presto - Adagio non lento
String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: I. Adagio non troppo - Allegro non tardante
String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: II. Canzonetta (Allegretto)
String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: III. Andante espressivo
String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: IV. Molto allegro e vivace
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1: I. Molto allegro vivace
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1: II. Menuetto (Un poco allegretto)
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1: III. Andante espressivo ma con moto
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1: IV. Presto con brio
